Attempt the NZQA approved Level 2 internal assessment resources available here, these will be amended by your teacher before you are set similar internal assessments at school.
Exemplars of student work or expected student responses (written by subject moderators) have been developed for Level 2 internal achievement standards, click here
Exemplars of student work or expected student responses (written by subject moderators) have been developed for Level 2 external achievement standards, click here
Information regarding Endorsement at Merit or Excellence Level
If a student gains 50 credits at Excellence, their NCEA will be endorsed with Excellence. Likewise, if a student gains 50 credits at Merit (or Merit and Excellence), their NCEA will be endorsed with Merit.
Students will gain an endorsement for a course if, in a single school year, they achieve:
14 or more credits at Merit or Excellence, and
at least 3 of these credits from externally assessed standards and 3 credits from internally assessed standards.
NCEA Chemistry Level 2
Internal Standards
2.1: AS 91161 Carry out quantitative analysis 4 credits
2.2: AS 91162 Carry out procedures to identify ions present in solution 3 credits
2.3: AS 91163 Demonstrate understanding of the chemistry used in the development of a current technology 3 credits
2.7: AS 91167 Demonstrate understanding of oxidation-reduction 3 credits
Attempt the NZQA approved Level 2 internal assessment resources available here, these will be amended by your teacher before you are set similar internal assessments at school.
Exemplars of student work or expected student responses (written by subject moderators) have been developed for Level 2 internal achievement standards, click here
External Standards
2.4: AS 91164 Demonstrate understanding of bonding, structure, properties and energy changes 5 credits
2.5: AS 91165 Demonstrate understanding of the properties of selected organic compounds 4 credits
2.6: AS 91166 Demonstrate understanding of chemical reactivity 4 credits
Exemplars of student work or expected student responses (written by subject moderators) have been developed for Level 2 external achievement standards, click here
Information regarding Endorsement at Merit or Excellence Level
If a student gains 50 credits at Excellence, their NCEA will be endorsed with Excellence. Likewise, if a student gains 50 credits at Merit (or Merit and Excellence), their NCEA will be endorsed with Merit.
Students will gain an endorsement for a course if, in a single school year, they achieve:
14 or more credits at Merit or Excellence, and
at least 3 of these credits from externally assessed standards and 3 credits from internally assessed standards.